Medicine by Alexandros G. Sfakianakis,Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης

Apremilast in Dermatology: A Review of Literature

Efficacy of oral supplementation of whey protein in patients with contact dermatitis: A pilot randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled clinical trial

Wed Sep 02, 2020 18:39

Abstract Whey protein is a popular dietary product that has numerous health benefits such as immune modulation. In this study, we assessed efficacy of whey protein in management of patients with contact dermatitis through a double blind, randomized controlled clinical trial in Emam Reza clinic, Shiraz, Iran. Twenty‐five patients in each group were randomly assigned to receive whey protein or placebo powder, 30 gr in 200 cc warm water at fasting time for four weeks. Outcome measures were Dermatology...

Cupping Therapy as Alternative Medicine Turns Into A Trigger of Disease Via The Koebner Phenomenon: A Case Report of Hijama‐Induced Psoriasis and Review of The Literature

Wed Sep 02, 2020 18:33

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:14

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Pulsed Ultrasound Remedies Post-thoracotomy Hypersensitivity and Increases Spinal Anti-inflammatory Cytokine in Rats

Publication date: Available online 3 September 2020Source: Ultrasound in Medicine & BiologyAuthor(s): An-Kuo Chou, Chong-Chi Chiu, Chen-Chih Liu, Jhi-Joung Wang, Yu-Wen Chen, Ching-Hsia Hung

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

Thu Sep 03, 2020 15:49

Fast and Selective Ablation of Liver Tumors by High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Using a Toroidal Transducer Guided by Ultrasound Imaging: The Results of Animal Experiments

Publication date: Available online 3 September 2020Source: Ultrasound in Medicine & BiologyAuthor(s): Amélie Battais, Victor Barrère, W. Apoutou N'Djin, Aurélien Dupré, Michel Rivoire, David Melodelima

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

Thu Sep 03, 2020 15:49

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Using post‐operative trend in C‐reactive protein to predict fistula in neopharyngeal repairs following laryngectomy and pharyngectomy surgery in fifty‐five patients

Abstract Pharyngocutaneous fistula is a major post‐operative complication after laryngectomy and pharyngectomy surgery with potentially devastating consequences. The aim of the current study was to determine if post‐operative trend in C‐reactive protein (CRP) after laryngectomy and pharyngectomy surgery can predict pharyngocutaneous fistula. A screening test to identify those patients who healed and would not go on to develop a pharyngocutaneous fistula was defined as a 35% reduction...

Video laryngoscope‐guided (GlideScope ®) injection of botulinum toxin in laryngectomy patients with limited neck extension

Wed Sep 02, 2020 22:07

Abstract Botox injections are utilised to improve pharyngoesophageal segment tonicity to improve speech and swallowing outcomes Video‐laryngoscope guided injection of Botox into the neopharynx is a easy and safe technique It is particularly useful for post‐radiotherapy patients with limited neck extension where rigid direct pharyngoscopy is impossible

Impact of bile acids on the severity of Laryngo‐Pharyngeal reflux

Wed Sep 02, 2020 21:48

Abstract Objectives the primary endpoint of this study was to evaluate the impact of bile acids on severity of laryngo‐pharyngeal reflux (LPR) and the possible correlation with esophagitis and upper airway malignancies. The second endpoint was to evaluate if salivary bile acids and molecules other than pepsin might serve as diagnostic biomarkers of LPR. Design observational prospective comparative study. Setting Otorhinolaryngology unit of a tertiary hospital. Participants 62...

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:34

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Patterns of disease progression to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy in patients with stage IV non‐small cell lung cancer

Abstract Introduction The purpose of this study was to assess patterns of disease progression for patients with metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy. Methods This single centre, retrospective study included all patients diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC from 2015 to 2019 who received at least 2 cycles of immunotherapy, with or without concurrent chemotherapy. Immune RECIST criteria were used to assess patterns of disease progression, and progression‐free...

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Wed Sep 02, 2020 20:21

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ScienceDirect Publication: Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger

Structural features of the anterior region of the mandible

Publication date: Available online 3 September 2020Source: Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Yuriy Vasil’ev, Friedrich Paulsen, Sergey Dydykin, Tatyana Bogoyavlenskaya, Artem Kashtanov

ScienceDirect Publication: Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:30

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Optimal hyperosmotic agents for tissue immersion optical clearing in terahertz biophotonics

In this work, a thorough analysis of hyperosmotic agents for the immersion optical clearing (IOC) in terahertz (THz) range was performed. It was aimed at the selection of agents for the efficient enhancement of penetration depth of THz waves into biological tissues. Pulsed spectroscopy in the frequency range of 0.1–2.5 THz was applied for investigation of the optical properties of common IOC agents. Using the collimated transmission spectroscopy in visible range, binary diffusion coefficients of...

Wed Sep 02, 2020 20:35

Front Cover

Images of bacterial cells stained with KK114 dye and visualized with STED microscopy. On the monitor: large field of view of B. subtilis cells, the KK114 ball‐and‐stick model and the schematics of the STED setup. Different space‐filling representations of the FtsZ protein are also shown. Further details can be found in the article by Massimiliano Lucidi, Radu Hristu, Lorenzo Nichele, George A. Stanciu, Denis E. Tranca, Alina Maria Holban, Paolo Visca, Stefan G. Stanciu, and Gabriella Cincotti...

Tue Sep 01, 2020 19:35

Inside Cover

A high‐efficiency computer‐aided diagnostic model of ovarian cancer was developed, integrating SHG imaging technology for non‐invasive imaging of living tissue and machine learning method based on radiomics and TPOT. This model can rapidly, non‐destructively, and accurately perform ovarian cancer diagnosis and has great potential in improving diagnostic efficacy and efficiency of medical pathologists. Further details can be found in the article by Guangxing Wang, Yang Sun, Youting Chen, Qiqi Gao,...

Tue Sep 01, 2020 19:35

Issue Information

Tue Sep 01, 2020 19:35

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Heat Stress induced oxidative damage and perturbation in BDNF/ERK1/2/CREB axis in hippocampus impairs spatial memory

Publication date: Available online 3 September 2020Source: Behavioural Brain ResearchAuthor(s): Nishant Ranjan Chauhan, Rahul Kumar, Avinash Gupta, Ramesh Chand Meena, Sarita Nanda, K.P. Mishra, Shashi Bala Singh

The Interaction of Relational Encoding and Unitization: Effects on Medial Temporal Lobe Processing during Retrieval

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:17

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2020Source: Behavioural Brain ResearchAuthor(s): Hsiao-Wei Tu, Rachel A. Diana

The gut microbiome and antipsychotic treatment response

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:17

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2020Source: Behavioural Brain ResearchAuthor(s): Mary V. Seeman

Successful colonoscopic snaring of a giant polyp in the sigmoid colon: a case report and review of literature

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:17

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ANZ Journal of Surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Wed Sep 02, 2020 21:34

Rare complication of diaphragmatic hernia in a live donor nephrectomy patient

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Wed Sep 02, 2020 20:15

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MRI phase offset correction method impacts quantitative susceptibility mapping

Publication date: Available online 3 September 2020Source: Magnetic Resonance ImagingAuthor(s): Shaeez Usman Abdulla, David Reutens, Steffen Bollmann, Viktor Vegh

Normal appearing brain white matter changes in relapsing multiple sclerosis: Texture image and classification analysis in serial MRI scans

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:16

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2020Source: Magnetic Resonance ImagingAuthor(s): Christos P. Loizou, Marios Pantziaris, Constandinos S. Pattichis

Diagnostic quality assessment of IR-prepared 3D magnetic resonance neuroimaging accelerated using compressed sensing and k-space sampling order optimization

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:16

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2020Source: Magnetic Resonance ImagingAuthor(s): Arnold Julian Vinoj Benjamin, Wajiha Bano, Grant Mair, Gerard Thompson, Ana Casado, Carol Di Perri, Michael Davies, Ian Marshall

Autonomous magnetic resonance imaging

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:16

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2020Source: Magnetic Resonance ImagingAuthor(s): Keerthi Sravan Ravi, Sairam Geethanath

Evaluation of abdominal hemodynamics through compressed sensing accelerated functional imaging

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:16

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2020Source: Magnetic Resonance ImagingAuthor(s): Daisuke Yoshimaru, R.T. Yoich Araki, R.T. Chifumi Maruyama, Natsuhiko Shirota, Yu Tajima, Katsutoshi Murata, Dominik Nickel, Kazuhiro Saito

Feasibility and validation of trans-valvular flow derived by four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in pacemaker recipients

Thu Sep 03, 2020 14:16

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2020Source: Magnetic Resonance ImagingAuthor(s): Christopher E.D. Saunderson, Maria F. Paton, Amrit Chowdhary, Louise A.E. Brown, John Gierula, Anshuman Sengupta, Christopher Kelly, Pei G. Chew, Arka Das, Thomas P. Craven, Rob J. van der Geest, David M. Higgins, Liang Zhong, Klaus K. Witte, John P. Greenwood, Sven Plein, Pankaj Garg, Peter P. Swoboda